Fence-post



(No Model.)

. R. R. SPOORE.

FENCE POST.

' Patented Aug. 27,1895.

llmrnn STATES rrrca.

FENCE- POST.

SPEOIFIQ'ATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 545,107, dated August2'7, 1895. Application filed April 1, 1895. Serial No. 544.043. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RANSOM R. SPooRE, a resident of Newark, in thecounty of Wayne and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Fence-Posts and Means for Attaching Wires and aGate Thereto; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in fence-posts and means forattaching wires or rails and gates thereto, the object of the inventionbeing to provide a fence-post with a simple and efficient surface basewhich can be readily adjusted.

A'further object is to provide simple and efficient means for securelyfastening wires or rails to a fence-post comprising two parallelmembers, and to so construct the wire-fastener that it can be adjusted,and when so adjusted it will prevent any vertical movement of thestrands of wire or rails.-

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, ashereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view illustrating afence-post having the application of my improvements. Figs. 2 and 3 aresectional views. Fig. 4: is a view of a modification of thewire-fastener. Fig. 5 is a view showing gate-hinge.

My improved fence-post A is made of iron or steel, bent upon itself toform two vertical parallel members a a, which are bent laterally attheir lower ends to form anchors b b. The depth to which the post is tobe buried in the ground will be regulated by means of an adj ustablesurface base B, secured to the post at a suitable distance above theanchors b. The surface-base comprises two plates or bars 1 2, each bentin the form of a right angle. The plate-bar 1 is made at its angularportion with an 'elongated slot 3, and the bar or plate 2 is of properthickness or width to pass through said slot. The bar or plate 1 isadapted to lie against one face and edge of the post at the desireddistance from the anchors b, and

the plate 2 is adapted to lie against the other bar or plate 2 is passedthrough the slot 3 in the plate or bar 1, so as to form a sort of loopfor the reception of the post. The device will be slipped over the postand secured in position by means of a wedge 4, which passes through theslot 3 in the bar or plate 1 and enters between the members a a of thepost. It will be seen that the surface base 13, when thus constructedand attached to the post, will have four arms 0 projecting in differentdirections, said arms being adapted to rest on the ground or be slightlyembedded therein, if desired. Should it be desired to adjust the surfacebase, it is simply necessary to loosen it by the removal of the wedge 4.A device 0, similar in construction to the above described, is alsolocated near the top of the post, the plate or bar 2 being made doubleand provided with a pintle 5, adapted to constitute one part of thehinge of a gate. This device is slipped on over the end of the post.

To fasten a wire or rail to the post a wirefastener d is first bent uponitself and the ends passed between the members a a of the post, theloope being made to embrace the wire or rail fto be secured to the post. Theends of the fastener will then be bent around the rear edges of themembers a of the post and extended forwardly, parallel with said membersa, the free ends of the fastener being then coiled about the wire f, andfinally twisted together, as at g. Instead of coiling the free ends ofthe fastener about the wire or railf they may be twisted togetherwithout coiling them about the wire or rail f, if desired.

My improvements are very simple in construction, cheap to manufacture,and effectual in all respects in the performance of their functions.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a fence post, of a' surface base comprising apair of bent plates one. having aclosed slot therein and the bent partof the other extending into said slot and the inclosure formed by theplates when together adapted to receive the post therein, substantiallyas set forth.

2. The combination with a fence post comface and edge of the post. Theangle of the prising two parallel members, of two angular plates adaptedto form a loop for the reception of the post and a wedge adapted toenter between the members of the post, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with a fence post, of two angular plates adapted toform a loop for the reception of the post, means for securing saidplates in position on the post and a gate pintle on one of said plates,substantially as set forth.

4. The combination With a fence post comprising parallel members, of twoangular plates, one having a slot to receive an angular portion of theother whereby to form a loop for the reception of the post, a wedgeadapted to pass through said slot and enter between the .members of thepost, and a gate pintleon one of said angular plates, substantially asset forth.

5. The combination with a post, of a surface base adjustably clamped tothe external surface of the post, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination with a post comprising two parallel flanges, of asurface base adjustably connected with this post, and a device passedthrough the base and between the parallel flanges of the post to holdthe base in vertical adjustment, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination with a fence post, of a surface base therefor,comprising two angular plates adapted to embrace the post, one of saidplates having a closed slot for the reception of the other plate,substantially as set forth.

8. The combination with a fence post, of a surface base comprising twoangular plates adapted to embrace the posts and project therefrom indifferent directions, one of said plates having a slot between its endat its angle and the angle of the other plate passing through said slot,thus forming a loop that will slip down from the upper end of the postto the desired position, and means for adjustably securing said platesto the post, substantially as set forth.

9. The combination with a fence post, of a surface base thereforcomprising two inter locking plates adapted to embrace the post andproject in different directions therefrom, and a wedge adapted to entersaid post and prevent said plates from displacement, substantially asset forth.

10.- The combination with a metallic fence post comprising two parallelmembers, of an adjustable surface base comprising two interlockingplates adapted to embrace said post, and a wedge adapted to pass throughone of said plates and enter between the members of the post,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

RANSOM R. SPOORE.

\Vitnesses:

M. E. Sroonn, EMORY E. BURLEIGH.

